Girls' name · since 1902
Mercie
Mercie has 491 recorded births since 1902 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,890 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 491
- born since 1902
- 2010s
- peak decade
491 babies have been named Mercie since 1902, making it today's #8890 girls' name.
Mercie has 491 recorded births among girls since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8890 as of the latest data, more common than 49% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2025.
- #11,991 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,890 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 491 born since 1902
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mercie ranks #11,991 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,890 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 491 born since 1902, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,890 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 491
- born since 1902
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mercie's 491 recorded births place it above 83.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Mercie compares
491 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mercie's all-time total is 31% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mercie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 491 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mercie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mercie's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mercie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Mercie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 19% of the file).
2010s was Mercie's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Mercie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s
1930s
70 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (19% of all-time use).
Mercie by state
Where Mercie concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
7 of 491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mercie's data
- Mercie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Mercies (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mercie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~123 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1902–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mercie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.